lazy initialization

A form of lazy initialisation — A creational design pattern that uses the tactic of delaying an expensive process, like the creation of an object, until the first time it is needed.

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Meanings

nounlazy initialization (countable and uncountable, plural lazy initializations)

plural lazy initializations

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative spelling of lazy initialisation.
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